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ASI ELECTION COVERAGE Meet the presidential candidates: Kelly Griggs

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Current CLA representative on the ASI Board of Directors Kelly Griggs is running for ASI president with the hope of increasing communication between students and administration. Other issues include sustainabilty, access to campus services and diversity.

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Art and design senior Kelly Griggs thinks the Cal Poly Associated Students Inc. president is the least important person on campus. And that’s why she’s running for the position.

“I was talking to Todd Maki, who was ASI president two years ago, and it was kind of a ‘aha!’ moment for me when he said that,” she said. “The job of the ASI president is to not push views of one’s own, but to suck in the views of the students and spit them out in terms of action. And that is the type of position I’d do well in.”

Griggs thinks there are two types of ASI presidential candidates: “those who have an agenda and goals of things they want to get done during their term, and those who act as a direct student liaison — they do what students want them to do.”

Griggs aims to be the latter. She sees the job of ASI president as a middleman between the students and administration and thinks having a strict personal agenda would hamper her ability to perform this task.

“Issues come up throughout the year — last fall it was diversity and last quarter it was College Based Fees,” she said. “The president has to be adaptable, issues will come up that will have to be dealt with.

An ASI president with an agenda wouldn’t work out; the agenda is the students.”

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Election Dates Candidates Forum: Tuesday, April 28 at 11 a.m. in the UU plaza Candidates Debate: Thursday, April 30 at 11 a.m. in the UU plaza Election: 7 a.m. May 6 through 7 p.m.

May 7. Vote online at my.calpoly.edu.

Liberal Arts board of directors and vice president of public relations for her sorority,

Gamma Phi Beta, Griggs wants to expand her focus to serve all Cal Poly students.

“I came here as a freshman and started small by working with (Gamma Phi Beta.)

Then I expanded to be on the liberal arts board, and now I’m looking to reach out of my bubble and serve the whole school,” she said.

Griggs is running on a five-part platform. Her items of interest include college affordability, sustainability, campus climate and diversity, student access to services and statewide representation of students.

Affordability: “We need to have a giveand-take. Obviously CBFs are our biggest issue right now … if it goes through we need to add transparency to the process and make sure we know how our money is being spent. If it doesn’t go through, money will be tight and we need to make sure we cut frivolous spending.”

Sustainability: “Angela Kramer has done a great job with the TGIF fund so if it gets tabled to next year I really want to look into it and get student input … I don’t want to put $300,000 into a pot that no one knows about or uses.”

She also wants to look into implementing smaller scale green measures such as installing energy-efficient light bulbs and cutting down on campus plastic bag use.

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Cal Poly is embarking on precedented ground when it opens fall registration May 6. It is one of the last schools in the CSU system to make the change to an earlier date which is intended to benefit students by allowing Cal Poly more time to monitor class demand and adjust accordingly.

Traditionally, fall registration began in July, which didn’t allow much time to hire new faculty or open new courses as needed, Provost Robert Koob said.

This change will not affect the due date of tuition; students will still pay on July 27.

“We don’t want students to have to pay (now).

We just paid for spring registration, (so if students have to) pay for summer, it would be really intense,” said Associated Students Inc. president Angela Kramer. see Registration, page 2

SLO hosts “rescue” event to help child soldiers in Africa

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Students and community members attended a local “Rescue rally” as part of Invisible Children last weekend to highlight the issue of child abductions to be used as soldiers in African countries. Attendants camped out at Mitchell Park and “abducted” themselves to bring attention to this plight.

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Those students taking prerequisites summer quarter shouldn’t have problems registering for their classes as long as they are enrolled in the prerequisite before they register for fall classes, assistant vice provost for systems and resource management Kimi Ikeda said.

An earlier registration date will mean students need to create their schedules sooner, but will have the opportunity to consult with advisors and professors whereas in the past, many students registered from home without these resources.

Planning on which courses to offer for fall is a challenge with the College Based Fees still pending.

“We haven’t scheduled with (cuts) in mind. We have scheduled with what the students need to take,” Ikeda said. “We are actu-

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ally airing on the side of offering more.”

If Cal Poly’s CBF increase is approved, class styles will still have a high professor-to-student ratio and small class sizes, Koob said.

If the fees are not approved, cut backs will occur.

“If the budget comes in and it’s significantly less than we have anticipated or we can’t charge the College Based Fee, then we are going to have to regroup and teach the courses differently,” Ikeda said.

She said the potential changes could mean cutting classes that aren’t high in demand, increasing class sizes and team teaching.

“We are really trying to maintain our commitment to the students but also not go into a deficit,” she said.

An earlier registration will enable the administration to plan more effectively for incoming students, since current students will

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register before them.

“We will know how many classes and how much extra workspace to provide our first years and our transfer students,” Kramer said.

“In addition to that, we will have enough time to rally the money together to be able to pay for it.”

Along with this change comes more emphasis on graduating on time. One way to smooth out the process is to require the new freshman class to have a block schedule their first quarter. Ikeda said incoming freshmen will be enrolled in at least 12 units with the option of taking 16 units.

“The goal in that is to make sure freshmen start off their career here on the right track and take courses that actually meet requirements rather than just filling a schedule,” she said. “It may not be at the time you want it or with the instructor that you want but we will offer the courses.”

After fall quarter there will be a suggested class schedule for the rest of the year.

“We want to demonstrate to the new freshman that yes, you can graduate on time; yes, you can get the classes you need, but it requires you exercising the responsibility of making good choices,” Koob said.

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tion has done an admirable job since the crop house incident in outlining goals to increase awareness about diversity. She also advocates reevaluating the UCSP requirement to ensure it adequately covers campus issues.

Student access to services: Griggs wants to improve the availability of four campus hubs: the epicenter, Kennedy Library, health center and the administration.

“They do a good job already but some things could be reworked to make them more accessible to students,” she said. “The provost has been working on these issues such as putting graduation evaluations online, but some processes that should take two days take months.” She said adding more services online could possibly help speed up these processes.

Statewide representation of students: Griggs traveled with Kramer to the California State Student Associated conference to help with Kramer’s goal of getting Cal Poly back in it.“We need to get our voices heard. Cal Poly hasn’t been part of it for 20 years.

Angela wrote a proposal to redo the internal structure of the organization and I’d like to keep on that, though the economy isn’t helping. Currently only 11 or 12 CSU’s are dues-paying members but with this new proposal, 22 schools would be involved,” she said.

If elected president, the first issue Griggs would tackle would involve the budget. “Depending on the budget, I’d work on the cost,

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availability of classes, and problems with registration, something on the mind of most students.”

But she reiterated that her main goal is to speak not to students, but for them.

“I’ve met with about 25 clubs right now to get their input and the response has been phenomenal,” she said. “I want every student, every club, whether it’s the biggest engineering club or brand-new club with four members, to have say about what’s happening on their campus.”

Griggs has a long background in student leadership. In high school she was captain of several sports teams and in student government, along with her current position in ASI. “Student government here was very scary at first. It’s not planning prom, it’s dealing with real issues students have.”

But she thinks she’s ready for the challenge.

“My approach is very realistic.

I’m not trying to save the world. I think if a system isn’t broke, don’t fix it and Cal Poly isn’t broke. I just want to take what we have and make it better.”

Kelsey Rugani, an agricultural science sophomore and board of agriculture member, worked with Griggs both on the board of directors and traveled with her to the CSSA conference, thinks Griggs could make a good president.

“I absolutely loved working with her; I think she’s very smart and looks at the bigger picture of things,” she said. “She always puts the students first.”

Anyone interested in learning more about Griggs can go to her Web site.

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People throw items into a bonfire at a college block party at Kent State University.

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An end-of-year college block party spiraled out of control as police fired pellets and used pepper spray to break up hundreds of rioting students who sparked a string of street fires at Kent State University.

Video posted on the Internet shows students hurling furniture and street signs into the flames on Saturday night as a SWAT team in riot gear converged on the crowd.

Kent police said the party grew violent after one reveler was arrested and students began pelting officers with bottles, bricks and

rocks.

It was the first violent clash between Kent State students and police in years. In 1970, four Kent State students were killed by Ohio National Guard troops during a campus protest of the invasion of Cambodia.

“They were burning pretty much everything,” said police dispatcher Rosemarie Mosher.

“They were throwing stop signs on the fires, they were throwing chairs, couches, tree branches.

Basically anything they could get their hands on.”

At least 64 students were arrested, and several officers suffered minor injuries, Mosher said. Stu-

dents gathered on front porches at about 8:30 p.m. and began spilling into the streets on the unusually warm evening.

When officers ordered the crowd to disperse, students built piles of couches, suitcases and other debris and lit them on fire.

There were at least four fires blazing in the middle of the street, Mosher said.

The students led the police down the road starting fires, said Ben Wolford, an editor at the campus newspaper who witnessed the riot.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — His Holiness the Dalai Lama was trying very hard on Sunday to make the homeless guests at Martin’s soup kitchen relax.

He put on a red and yellow tiedyed apron to serve up the first plates of pesto pasta. He cracked jokes about what a relief it was to be among rich people who hang on his every word.

He broke bread with seven downand-out men, telling stories and making fun of his English — or lack thereof.

Finally, the head of Tibet’s government in exile and one of the most significant spiritual leaders in the world tried this: “You know,” he said, “I’m homeless too.”

The Dalai Lama was on his second day of a weekend swing through the San Francisco Bay area to talk peace and call attention to the plight of

the nation’s poor. His visit, arranged

by The Forgotten International, a nonprofit that promotes helping the world’s poorest people, was two years in the making.

Tom Nazario, the founder of Forgotten International, blamed bureaucratic red tape. “He has wanted to do this for some time,” said Nazario, a professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law. The Dalai Lama beamed and grinned impishly throughout his hour-long visit to Martin’s — formally, Martin de Porres House of Hospitality — rooted in the Catholic Worker movement. “I’m really happy for the opportunity to visit,” he said, offering words of encouragement to the approximately 100 guests and volunteers at the Sunday lunch.

“Our lives depend on others,” said the Dalai Lama. “Me too. My life depends on others.You are still in human society, human community. Please feel happy and feel dignity.”

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An end-of-year college block party spiraled out of control as police fired pellets and used pepper spray to break up hundreds of rioting students who sparked a string of street fires at Kent State University.

Video posted on the Internet shows students hurling furniture and street signs into the flames on Saturday night as a SWAT team in riot gear converged on the crowd.

Kent police said the party grew violent after one reveler was arrested and students began pelting officers with bottles, bricks and rocks.

It was the first violent clash between Kent State students and

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police in years. In 1970, four Kent State students were killed by Ohio National Guard troops during a campus protest of the invasion of Cambodia.

“They were burning pretty much everything,” said police dispatcher Rosemarie Mosher. “They were throwing stop signs on the fires, they were throwing chairs, couches, tree branches. Basically anything they could get their hands on.”

At least 64 students were arrested, and several officers suffered minor injuries, Mosher said. Students gathered on front porches at about 8:30 p.m. and began spilling into the streets on the unusually warm evening.

When officers ordered the crowd to disperse, students built piles of couches, suitcases and other debris and lit them on fire. There were at least four fires blazing in the middle of the street, Mosher said.

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State Briefs PASO ROBLES, Calif. (AP) — Thirty-eight monkeys, parrots, sloths and birds are dead after flames swept through the Zoo to You wildlife rescue facility in Paso Robles.

An electrical malfunction is being blamed for the Thursday morning blaze that caused an estimated $480,000 to the nonprofit group’s facility near Paso Robles Municipal Airport. Agency education director Anita Jackson says one of the buildings was engulfed in flames when she was alerted. It took San Luis Obispo County/ Cal Fire firefighters about 15 minutes to extinguish the blaze.

Among the animals that died was a 50-year-old Macaque monkey named Lisa Lulu. About 250 animals live in habitats on the 40-acre Zoo to You site, including mountain lions, a tiger, a bear, porcupines and alligators.

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SACRAMENTO (AP) — A state assemblyman wants to take the wining and dining out of legislative lobbying.

Majority Leader Alberto Torrico, D-Fremont, has introduced a bill that would prohibit the state’s more than 1,000 lobbyists and their employers from taking lawmakers to dinner, buying them drinks or giving them other gifts.

“The public perceives that these gifts are inappropriate, so I say, ‘Let’s stop taking gifts,’” said Torrico, the No. 2 Democrat in the Assembly.

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“Would more fair trade options change any purchases you may make on campus? Why or why not?”

“When you see them it’s definitely a positive thing but it maybe will be a little more expensive.”

-James Fuchs, civil engineering freshman

“I think I would enjoy seeing more fair trade products.

While they would be good to buy, they would probably be more expensive.”

-Brandon Freye, business administration freshman

“Sure. I would choose fair trade if more products were offered on campus.”

-PJ Simas, civil engineering freshman

“Yes, I would buy it because (producers) deserve to get paid enough.”

-Stephanie Bates, business administration freshman

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Ga. professor suspected in shootings leaves no trail

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A police car is let into a crime scene by other law enforcement personnel after a shooting in which three people were killed and others wounded at a community theater Saturday in Athens, Ga. Russ Bynum associated press

A college professor suspected in the shooting deaths of his wife and two men outside a community theater hasn’t used his cell phone or credit card, leaving few traces as authorities searched for him Sunday.

George Zinkhan, a 57-year-old marketing professor at the University of Georgia, was last seen Saturday afternoon shortly after the shooting when he dropped his two young children off at his neighbor’s house, police said.

Authorities initially described one of the victims, Marie Bruce, as Zinkhan’s ex-wife, although police later said the couple was still married.

Investigators have received no tips about Zinkhan’s whereabouts and urged people to call police if they see his 2005 red Jeep Liberty with Georgia license plate AIX1376.

State and federal authorities are assisting in the search. Investigators were monitoring airports in case Zinkhan tried to head to Amsterdam, where he owns a home, and speaking with law enforcement agencies in Austin, Texas, where he has relatives. Officials hope Zinkhan will surface, said Athens-Clarke County

Police Capt. Clarence Holeman.

“Criminals make mistakes. It doesn’t matter if you’ve got a Ph.D., an M.D. or whatever,” Holeman said.

Meanwhile, friends of the victims dropped off flowers and lit candles Sunday morning in front of the Athens Community Theater. The victims — Bruce, 47; Tom Tanner, 40; and Ben Teague, 63 — were members of Town & Gown Players, a local theater group that was staging a performance of “Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure” this weekend at the theater. Two others were hurt by shrapnel.

“Ben, Marie and Tom were a part of our family, and as painful as their loss is for us, we know it is even more painful for their families,” the theater group said in a statement Sunday afternoon. “There are no words we can use to adequately express our grief.”

LaBau Bryan, a member of Town & Gown Players since 1988, said Bruce cast her in her first role with the group, in the “The Mikado.” On

her way to church, Bryan dropped off a small vase containing cuttings from an English dogwood, azalea and iris — one for each of the victims.

“It’s a personal loss,” Bryan said, crying. “It’s a terrible, terrible blow to the theater.”

It was midday Saturday when a few dozen members of the theater group were gathered at the Athens Community Theater a short distance from campus. Some described it as a reunion, a homecoming for current and former group members.

Most were inside the theater, while a small group was gathered around a few benches outside.

Holeman, the police captain, said an argument erupted between Zinkhan and Bruce. Holeman said police believe Zinkhan walked away briefly, before returning with two handguns.

Each victim was shot multiple times, according to the county coroner.

Holeman said Zinkhan had his son and daughter with him when he went to the theater, but left them in the Jeep when the shooting occurred.

None of the 20 witnesses interviewed by police overheard the argument and couldn’t say what prompted the shooting, Holeman said, though he described the slayings as “a crime of passion.”

SWAT members, guns drawn, later swarmed Zinkhan’s tidy middle-class suburb about seven miles from the campus and searched his two-story colonial house. They also searched his office at the university, which had issued a campus-wide alert immediately following the shooting as a precaution.

When Zinkhan dropped his children off, he told his neighbor, Robert Covington, that he needed someone to watch them for about an hour because of an emergency.

The children are around the ages of 8 and 10.

Covington said when he asked Zinkhan’s daughter about the emergency, “all she would relate to me was there was something about a firecracker.”

Zinkhan, who has a doctorate from the University of Michigan, is a professor at UGA’s Terry College of Business and had no disciplinary problems, university spokesman Pete Konenkamp said. Before joining the school in the 1990s, he held academic positions at the universities of Houston and Pittsburgh.

Bruce, a family law attorney who specialized in divorce cases, had been a member of Town & Gown Players for several years and currently served as the group’s president. She was a

graduate of the University of Georgia’s law school.

Friends said she had performed just about every job imaginable at the theater — from playing leading roles to directing and taking care of behind-the-scenes work such as overseeing season tickets and collecting dues from members.

“She’s been involved in Town and Gown for so many years, what hasn’t she done? Maybe repaired the toilets,” said Dina Canup, a former president of the group.

Teague, who played Prospero in William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” two years ago, was better known for his wizardry in building elaborate sets. He was among the group’s longest-serving volunteers and considered a mentor by many.

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The Cal Poly Fair Trade Club offers students the chance to help promote a sustainable environment and bring awareness in the fair trade industry.

The club, directed by Tom Neuhaus, who also created Project Hope and Fairness, is an organization aiding the prevention of child labor and fairness in the production of certain products throughout Africa.

The terms fair trade and free trade are easily confused, but the club stresses that its goal is to promote awareness regarding certain working conditions in third-world countries, club coordinator and business administration senior Skyline Lau said.

According to the Fair Trade Organization’s Web site, prices under a free trade policy are a reflection of true supply and demand and are the sole determinant of resource allocation.

According to the site, free trade differs from other forms of trade policy where the allocation of goods and services amongst trading countries are determined by artificial prices that do not reflect the true nature of supply and demand.

“When you buy (fair trade) products, you know the people who made them are paid well (enough) to where they can afford some luxuries (like) health care, books and there is no child labor,” Lau said.

Every year, Neuhaus travels to Africa, where 75 percent of the world’s cocoa products are grown, to help regulate fair labor agreements and analyze what villagers need to do to run their businesses more efficiently, Lau said.

“I traveled last year to Africa, and we were able to get more money and equipment such as machetes, food and clothing so they aren’t getting ripped off by corruption,” Lau said.

Although The Cal Poly Fair Trade Club is not a major or-

zation yet, Lau hopes that by continuously promoting awareness to students on campus and hosting events in the community, people will be more involved.

“Our main goal for the club is to promote awareness, and our long-term goal is to host annual events and preferably bring more students to Africa,” Lau said. “It’s the students that have the will power, the time and energy.”

Cal Poly chocolates support fair trade organic products, and are purchased as chips made in Kenosha, Wisconsin through a company specializing in organic chocolate. The beans for the chocolate come from farmers in Peru and the Dominican Republic.

The club is always looking for new members to join and creates a unique learning experience in a global perspective, said club president and nutrition senior Brigette Bonfiglio.

“We’re always open to new people and new ideas, anything that might help us help the farmers and others facing the many inequities that they do,” Bonfiglio said.

One of the most important aspects of fair trade is knowing that the people growing coffee and producing chocolate are getting treated fairly and that the working conditions are fair, Bonfiglio said.

“Students should be aware of where your products come from and who makes it, and just knowing that you have the ability to help a global issue,” Lau said.

The Fair Trade Club meets from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Thursdays in the Food Processing Building, room 103.

A Fair Trade Festival will be held at Mitchell Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 2.

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‘Golden Girls’ star Bea Arthur dies at 86 Lynn Elber

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beatrice Arthur, the tall, deep-voiced actress who considered herself lucky to be discovered by television executives after a long stage career that included a Tony award for the musical “Mame,” died Saturday at age 86.

The star of the TV shows “Maude” and “The Golden Girls” died peacefully at her Los Angeles home with her family at her side, family spokesman Dan Watt said.

She had cancer, he said, but declined to give details.

“She was a brilliant and witty woman,” said Watt, who was Arthur’s personal assistant for six years. “Bea will always have a special place in my heart.”

Arthur first appeared in the landmark comedy series “All in the Family” as Edith Bunker’s outspoken, liberal cousin, Maude Finley.

She proved a perfect foil for bluecollar bigot Archie Bunker (Carroll O’Connor), and their blistering exchanges were so entertaining that producer Norman Lear fashioned Arthur’s own series.

In a 2008 interview with The Associated Press, Arthur recalled with bemusement being discovered by CBS executives asking about the new “girl.”

“I was already 50 years old. I had done so much off-Broadway, on Broadway, but they said, ‘Who is that girl? Let’s give her her own series,’” Arthur said.

“Maude” scored with television viewers immediately on its CBS debut in September 1972, and Arthur won an Emmy Award for the role in 1977.

The comedy flowed from Maude’s efforts to cast off the traditional restraints that women faced, but the series often had a serious base. Her husband Walter (Bill Macy) became an alcoholic, and she underwent an abortion, which drew a torrent of viewer protests. Maude became a standard bearer for the growing feminist movement in America.

“She was an incredible actress and a woman I will miss, and I think everyone else will,” said Bud Yorkin, producer of “Maude” with partner Lear.

The ratings of “Maude” in the early years approached those of its parent, “All in the Family,” but by 1977 the audience started to dwindle. A major format change was planned, but in early 1978 Arthur announced she was quitting the show.

“It’s been absolutely glorious; I’ve loved every minute of it,” she said. “But it’s been six years, and I think it’s time to leave.”

“Golden Girls” (1985-1992) was another groundbreaking comedy, finding surprising success in a television market increasingly skewed toward a younger, productbuying audience.

The series concerned three retirees — Arthur, Betty White and Rue McClanahan — and the mother of Arthur’s character, Estelle Getty, who lived together in a Miami house. In contrast to the violent “Miami Vice,” the comedy was nicknamed “Miami Nice.”

As Dorothy Zbornak, Arthur seemed as caustic and domineering as Maude. She was unconcerned about the similarity of the two roles. “Look — I’m 5-feet-9, I have a deep voice and I have a way with a line,” she told an interviewer. “What can I do about it? I can’t stay home waiting for something different. I think it’s a total waste of energy worrying about typecasting.”

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Actress Beatrice Arthur accepts her Emmy award at the 40th annual Emmy Awards ceremony in Pasadena, Calif in an Aug. 29, 1988 file photo. Family spokesman Dan Watt said the 86-year-old Arthur died at home early Saturday. He said Arthur had cancer, but declined to give further details.

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Women prefer men with something tender about them Wealth is a product of the values of creativity, resourcefulness, ambition, intelligence and responsibility. Although money itself has a dollar sign in front, it represents much deeper values that by themselves don’t.

It’s generally believed that love and money are two words that should never be found in the same sentence.

We’re supposed to fall in love for more abstract reasons, like the other person’s sense of humor, taste in music, mutual hobbies and spiritual beliefs. Yet while all of those are extremely important values, there is another, more quantifiable value that’s often considered too taboo to talk about — the one with a dollar sign in front. What is it about caring about how financially successful the other person in a relationship is (or will be) that’s so frowned upon?

Take for example a lunchtime conversation I had with a good guy friend this past summer. He was having relationship issues, and was using this opportunity to verbalize his random thoughts about love, life and heartbreak.

“What about you?” he finally asked. “I mean, what do you think is important in a relationship?”

“A lot of things are important,” I said, preferring to contemplate the piece of sushi on the end of my chopsticks.

“OK, I’ll put it this way: what kind of guy would you fall in love with?” he pressed on.

“Well, there are a lot of factors. He’ll hopefully have a deep appreciation for Pink Floyd, supply-and-demand graphs, Shakespeare and traveling the world, among other things,” I mused. “Oh, and he can play guitar and has a fast car.”

He laughed and rolled his eyes. “Really. In all seriousness, what do you think is important?”

“Well, for one thing, he’ll be successful,” I said. Already knowing what I was about to say was not going to be well-received, I paused. “And by that I mean that he’ll know how to make money.”

Almost choking on his food, my companion sputtered, “What? Money? I thought we were talking about love? What does money have to do with it?”

The truth is, a lot. As I went on to explain to him, we don’t fall in love with another person out of pity, but respect and admiration. Marriage should not be a thankless charity service, but a business deal between two people who both expect to earn great, satisfying rewards from their lifelong partnership. Some businesses get rich. Some barely make ends meet.

The money itself doesn’t measure the success, but the daily labor put into producing something worthwhile and long-lasting does, and that’s what creates a successful partnership.

So yes, women like me do like men with money.That’s because, at least in my case, it’s not because of the money itself, but what it represents.

Wealth is a product of the values of creativity, resourcefulness, ambition, intelligence and responsibility. Although money itself has a dollar sign in front, it represents much deeper values that by themselves don’t.

Unfortunately, a woman who dares to say she’s looking for a wealthy, successful man always runs the risk of being called a gold digger. Some

women certainly deserve that title. But there’s a very important distinction between a gold digger and a career-driven woman who expects a financially successful partner.

Whereas the former looks to a man with deep pockets to fulfill the material needs she herself can’t provide, the latter looks to find a soulmate who’s worthy of spending a lifetime with — someone she can admire and who in turn will recognize those same values in her.

It’s important to note too that although it’s a huge benefit, some of us don’t even care about the financial security blanket that a wealthy husband would obviously provide. Sure, a marriage without fights over bills and expenses and worries about making ends meet is a much happier marriage than one strained by finances (money problems are the No. 1 reason why couples argue, according to an article on the Wall Street Journal’s SmartMoney Web site). But that’s not what this is about. In fact, having a financial security blanket would take away too much of the adventure of having to earn my own keep.

Nor is this about finding someone with a bank account big enough to finance $1,000 shopping trips and nine-week vacations to the Bahamas.

(I’ll blow my own money on designer shoes and margaritas, thank you.)

And I certainly do not subscribe to the old-fashioned notion that the man should be “in charge” of the household finances. Marriage is a partnership with shared duties and responsibilities, and any smart woman will always know what’s happening to her money. I’d probably even prefer separate bank accounts.

What is true is that I, and other women like me, tend to be attracted to men who are ambitious — and if everything works out, men who in turn become financially successful. In college, I have often found myself attracted to young men who shine with the promise of being successful entrepreneurs, scientists or engineers some day; men just waiting for a chance to build, create and design. They are excited about life and the opportunities they see. They expect to do something fulfilling with their careers that not only will provide a useful good or service to society, but will in turn reward them monetarily.

I dare anyone to tell me that my reasons for admiring those qualities are shallow, trivial or opportunistic.

In fact, my reasons for being attracted to wealth and success are precisely because I want someone who’ll recognize and value those same qualities in me. I hope that whoever falls for me one day will appreciate how far I’ve come in my career at that point and the ambition, perseverance and hard work that success embodies.

No, money can’t buy happiness or love, but it does matter. Ladies, I say it’s just fine to look for a man who has something tender about him.

Especially legal tender.

Marlize van Romburgh is a journalism senior with an economics minor and the Mustang Daily editor in chief.

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Barden said. “I can’t wait to compete and try to earn a job. My size will give me an advantage off the ball.”

Barden caught 67 passes for 1,257 yards and 18 touchdowns in his final season at Cal Poly, helping lead the Mustangs to a No. 3 ranking in the FCS polls and a berth in the playoffs.

He had 50 touchdowns and accumulated 4,203 yards in his collegiate career and holds numerous NCAA records including consecutive games with a touchdown reception in a season and most career games with a touchdown reception.

Barden became the secondhighest Cal Poly player to be drafted behind defensive end Chris Gocong who was taken with the 71st overall pick by Philadelphia in 2006. He is the first offensive player taken from Cal Poly since quarterback Seth Burford was drafted in the seventh round by the San Diego Chargers in 2002.

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game 1: no. 22 cal poly 4, uc davis 1 game 2: no. 22 cal poly 3, uc davis 2 game 3: no. 22 cal poly 7, uc davis 2 Junior first baseman Krysten Cary delivered two game-winning hits during Saturday’s doubleheader to help the Mustangs (34-9, 13-2 Big West Conference) sweep UC Davis last weekend.

The sweep gave Cal Poly their 13th consecutive win including their last six on the road but more importantly to the Mustangs, it gives them sole possession of first place in the Big West Conference.

Sophomore lefthander Anna Cahn (23-5) threw two more complete games for Cal Poly allowing just two earned runs over the weekend. With her win on Saturday she became the school’s single-season victory leader.

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In Sunday’s series ending game, six players collected an RBI for the Mustangs who are 25 games above .500 for the first time in program history.

Cahn would set another milestone on Sunday as she passed 1997 AllAmerican Desarie Knipfer’s program record for innings pitched (207.2).

The Mustangs, undefeated at home, can secure their first perfect season at Bob Janssen Field when they host Pacific for a three-game series starting with a noon doubleheader on Saturday.

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Sports designer: Kate Nickerson The Mustangs fell in the bottom of the ninth inning on Friday as the school-record 26-game hitting streak of senior outfielder Ryan Lee was snapped along with the 23-game streak of freshman second baseman Matt Jensen.

Cal Poly evened the series on Saturday scoring four early runs and holding off a late rally by the Gauchos.

Sophomore Matt Leonard picked up his fifth win of the year for the Mustangs throwing 6 and 1/3 innings and giving up four runs.

The bats awoke for Cal Poly (2910, 10-5 Big West Conference) on Sunday as they exploded for 15 runs.

Junior first baseman Adam Buschini drove in four runs for the Mustangs with a single and a two-run homer.

With Sunday’s game tied at six, the Mustangs broke it open with six runs in the sixth inning and two more in the seventh to put the game out of reach.

With the series win, Cal Poly re-

mains a game ahead of Cal State Fullerton for second place in the Big West. The Mustangs trail UC Irvine by three games for the conference lead.

Cal Poly will return home for a Tuesday night game with 2008 College World Series champion Fresno State at 6 p.m. in Baggett Stadium. br

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Cal Poly showed off its 2009 football squad under new head coach Tim Walsh during its Spring Game Saturday afternoon at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.

The defense out-dueled the offense and won 29-28. The intersquad-game had some suspense to go along with it. The winner of the game, that matched up the Mustangs’ defense against their own offense, wasn’t decided until the clock had already run out.

Down by two, Cal Poly’s defense stopped the offense on the final play for three points and the victory. The clock read 00:00 before the play was called, but in the relaxed atmosphere of the Spring Game, the offense was able to finish their drive despite the clock’s countdown.

It didn’t matter because the defense was able to come up with the stop regardless. On fourth down, junior quarterback Tony Smith threw an incomplete pass that was intended for senior running back Jaymes Thierry.

The defense was proud of their resilient performance to come back and win after falling behind their counterpart.

“They had a nice lead there, but we kept on pounding away and closing the gap,” senior strong safety David Fullerton said. “You can’t expect anything more from us than a game that comes down to the final play; that’s the competition you want.”

Cal Poly’s offense moved the

ball 70 yards on the opening drive that ended in a five-yard touchdown pass from Smith to junior fullback Jordan Yocum. Junior kicker Jake West converted the extra-point kick, giving the offense a quick lead over the defense.

The offense scored a pair of touchdowns and a field goal, an improvement from last week’s one-touchdown and single-fieldgoal performance.

seconds that we can play.”

However, there seems to be no question that the heart and soul of this team is going to come from the defensive end.

“Our defense is really savvy,” Fullerton said. “But our offense is coming up there.”

The transition from last year’s offensive emphasis to this year’s defensive priority is to be expected as the offense lost seven starters in the off-season. Whereas the defense will be returning eight veteran starters.

According to Walsh, it doesn’t matter from which end the leadership will come because the character of the football team has what it takes to be successful.

“The most important thing is that these guys know how to win and they know how to play hard,” Walsh said. “Those are two things that you can’t teach.”

On the defensive end, the speed of defensive linebackers Eric Klemme and Kenny Jackson stood out as they got to the quarterback twice, recording a sack each.

“We’re based on speed,” fresh—Tim Walsh man linebacker Jackson said.

Cal Poly head coach “We’re not always the biggest guys out there, but our speed kills.”

After last week’s scrimmage, On the offensive end, Smith Walsh was frustrated with the in- stood out and Yocum led the team consistency of the offense, but was in rushing with 39 yards on 12 pleased to see some progress. carries. On a day when not many “I thought there was more passes were completed, Joshua (consistency), but I think we have Swaney caught a 34-yard pass from to be more consistent then that to senior quarterback Harlan Prather, be honest,” Walsh said. “I think at leading the offense to the second times today we showed spurts and touchdown of the game.

The most important thing is that these guys know how to win and they know how to play hard. Those are two things you can’t teach.

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After four years of relative obscurity hidden from the eyes of the football world, former Cal Poly receiver Ramses Barden is headed for the bright lights of the big city.

The 6-foot-6 Barden was taken in the third round of the National Football League draft Sunday by the New York Giants who are seeking to replace another big wide out in Plaxico Burress.

The Giants released Burress last season after a messy incident in which he shot himself in the leg and now faces criminal charges.

Barden, who fielded questions on a conference call with New York media members, said he couldn’t be more different than associated press file photo the troubled former Giants receivFormer Cal Poly receiver Ramses er who he is expected to replace.

Barden, seen above, was drafted “I’ve never been in trouble,” Barden said on the call. “I’ve never in the third round by the New been suspended. I’ve never been York Giants on Sunday. arrested. I’m fairly clean-cut off the field. I have moderate fun with nique Edison (Stephen F. Austin, pick 206). my friends and that’s it.”

Johnny Knox of Abilene ChrisMany draft pundits saw the Giants showing an interest in Barden, tian, the 140th pick, was the only and New York certainly helped to Division II receiver taken in the prove that accurate, trading up draft.

Despite the addition of Nicks with Philadelphia to the 85th pick and Barden, in order to draft the Giants are the former Cal still widely exPoly star. pected to look The Giants for an experialso drafted enced receiver a receiver in via free agency the first round or a trade. With when they took the addition of Hakeem Nicks its two draft with the 29th choices, New pick.

Nicks, York is expecta standout at ed to take at North Carolina —Ramses Barden least 10 receivwas the fourth former Cal Poly receiver ers into trainreceiver taken in ing camp. the first round.

Barden said he is looking forBarden was the 12th receiver taken overall and the first of four ward to carving out a niche with taken from the Football Champi- the Giants, a team which just one onship Subdivision (formerly Di- year ago was world champion.

“I’m a complete receiver,” vision I-AA). Following Barden were Quinten Lawrence (Mcsee Round-up, page 11 Neese State, pick 175) and Domi-

I’m a complete receiver. I can’t wait to compete and try to earn a job. My size will give me an advantage off the ball.

Top receivers selected in 2009 NFL draft ROUND ONE Darrius Heyward-Bey Michael Crabtree Jeremy Maclin Percy Harvin Hakeem Nicks Kenny Britt Brian Robiskie Mohamed Massaquoi Derrick Williams Brandon Tate Mike Wallace Ramses Barden

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